Corrected: PepsiCo's quarterly profit beats on higher pricing

(Corrects adjusted profit to $1.44 per share from $1.50 in paragraph 7 and 2nd bullet)REUTERS - PepsiCo Inc's quarterly profit beat estimates as higher pricing of sodas and snack foods in North America paid off and as the company sold its minority stake in British bottler Britvic Plc.PepsiCo said on Tuesday that sales in its North America beverage unit, the company's largest, rose 2 percent to $5.24 billion in the second quarter ended June 17. While volume sales were flat, net pricing was up 1 percent.PepsiCo and rival Coca-Cola Co have focused on selling smaller, higher-margin packs in ...

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